Some aspects of rocket propellant performances and solid rocket propellant development tendencies

In order to increase pay loads in missile systems, research work in the domain of rocket propellants concentrates on conquering new, high-energy compositions providing a greater volume specific impulse. A short survey of rocket propellant development up to present days is followed by the most recent achievements in enhancing energy characteristics of existing compositions and in conquering completely new compositions of high-energy solid rocket propellants. .